Cape Peninsula University of Technology

The Sport and Culture Department is part of Student Affairs Division as an official entity responsible for regulating, organizing and coordination of student sport and cultural activities within the institution. It was established to represent and protect the sporting and cultural interests of students in all campuses based on the principles of unity, accountability, non-racialism, non-sexism and democracy.

Sport and Culture have a significant role to play in the holistic development of CPUT students. It promotes essential aspects in student life that encourages friendship, fair-play, team work and co-operation among students who will one day occupy responsible key positions in various industrial fields. It creates an opportunity for youth leaders to meet and foster lasting friendships which contribute to the development of a unified institution and serve as an ideal vehicle for promoting mutual understanding amongst students and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Its core business is to maximize student participation and encourage sporting and cultural practice in harmony with and complementary to the academic character and values of the institution. All offered programmes are structured in such a way to facilitate and improve opportunities for students to acquire the necessary sporting and cultural skills to compete at various levels.

The Department of Sport and Culture offers both competitive and recreational sporting codes on all campuses and cater for all types of sportsmen and women. In addition to the provision of 23 competitive sporting codes, we also offer information and workshops on healthy lifestyle issues such as healthy eating, how to overcome addictions, weight loss programs and stress relief.

The core business and mandate of Financial Aid is to manage and administer various student funding opportunities for deserving students according to sponsor specific requirements. Our goal is to ensure that eligible students have access to these funds at all our campuses. We aim to allocate the funds through a transparent and equitable application and assessment process.

Use this website to:

• Understand dates and processes related to financial aid.
• Ensure timely delivery of your aid by applying and fulfilling all key requirements.
• Become informed about the types of financial aid available.
• Become familiar with satisfactory academic progress standards required to remain eligible for financial aid.
• Contact us to enquire about application statuses etc.

What is financial aid funding?

Financial aid is money awarded to students who are financially needy and academically competent, or have a high level of academic achievement. The money can be used to pay for study-related costs as determined by the donor such as tuition fees, accommodation, meals, and books.

Funding is always connected to academic competence or achievement since donors want to be sure that their money is spent on students who take their education seriously. Even financially needy students must be academically competent to qualify for financial aid.

Types of funding

Bursaries

Bursaries are awarded to students by companies, NGOs, government departments, and SETAs. These awards usually have set criteria (such as financial need, academic merit, field of study, gender, place of birth). The donor decides what study-related costs will be covered. Students who successfully complete their studies usually don’t have to repay a bursary, but some bursaries do include a service contract with the company granting the bursary.

Loans

A loan is an amount of money given to a student on the condition that the student will repay the money over a set period of time once they graduate. The student signs a legal agreement with the lending company and in most cases a guarantor (someone to repay the money should the student fail to do so) is needed. If a student or their guarantor fails to repay the loan, legal action can be taken against them by the company or organisation to retrieve the money.

Scholarships

A scholarship is an amount of money granted to a student based on past academic excellence. It is usually only granted for academic merit. Scholarships usually have no employment conditions, repayments or general conditions attached.